Online Class Notes (Sam)

Vocabulary

I was blackout drunk = I was so drunk, I can’t remember everything.

barrel = a large round container (used for whiskey/wine/etc)

pure (everything) /straight (alcohol) < > mixed/diluted

carbonated drink/soft drink /soda = drink with bubbles
carbonated = contains Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

sensation = feeling (using your senses to experience something)
5 senses = see, hear, taste, smell, touch

tolerate (verb)  / tolerance (noun) = to have a capacity for something
eg. I have a high/low alcohol tolerance
eg. I cannot tolerate bad driving = i hate bad driving

alcohol makes you more brave / alcohol reduces your inhibitions
inhibit = stop/prevent

physical (with body) < > verbal (with words)

Grammar

I have a high/good tolerance for alcohol = I can drink a lot of alcohol
I have a low/bad tolerance for alcohol = I cannot drink much of alcohol

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on computer/internet/app/program/tv

Pronunciation

pure
“pyuu-wer”

polite
po-LAIT